2.有观点就必然有差异，即使是不同的声音在媒体中也都拥有了发表的空间（凤凰卫视的《时事辩论会》节目中，拥战派和反战派的嘉宾就吵得不亦乐乎）。这充分证明适当地拓广舆论空间，并不会打破一个社会的秩序和稳定。相反恰恰是在不同观点的冲撞中，使得公众得以从不同的角度接受信息、思考问题，而一种平衡的舆论机制正在潜移默化中自发形成。
3.上海在缩短与国际大都市硬件上的时差的成绩还体现在城市天际线的高度上。1932年，24层的上海国际饭店建成，当时号称远东第一高楼，并在50年内保持着上海第一高楼的身份，直到——深圳超过了它，北京超过了它，上海自身以几千座摩天建筑超过了它。任何一座最高建筑最多只能“各领高度三五年”，然后被更高的建筑取代，这种建筑的宿命与城市努力缩短国际时差的动机是一致的。
译文：In fact， it is quite easy to understand the wish of human being to be the highest when we see the fierce competition for the highest one among the high buildings in Pudong， the Twin Tower in Kuala Lumpur， and the ruins of the World Trade Center， or when we are shocked by the sharp increase in price for the same houses at different stories in a building. To travel in the outer space is not longer something absolutely impossible—— it only after 20 years later since Gagarins first navigation in the outer space and Armstrongs little step there that Ditto， an American rich man， took his expensive but real travel in space. It is said the Sub-Orbital Flights Subtrack Flight to be launched within 2 years will only charge 50 thousand dollars for the reservation from each passenger. If Zhang Yusheng， a famous singer in China， was still alive， he could realize his dream of visiting the moon.
译文：The differences in opinions are something that can not be avoided. The mass media offers that area of argumentation （in Current Affairs sponsored by Phoenix Satellite Television Station， those for and against the war against Iraq had a heated debate.） By that， the practice of reasonably expanding the space for mass opinions was fully proved doing little harm to the social order and stability. Instead， the general public can get information and consider the situation in a comprehensive way because of the existence of large number of different ideas. As a result， a balanced mass opinion mechanism gradually comes into being.
译文：Shanghai's progress in shorten the distance in infrastructures with the other metropolis can also be displayed in its high building. Shanghai International Hotel， a 24-stored-building ranking 1st in height in the Far East at that time， remained the highest building in Shanghai for 50 years. Later， it was surpassed by those high buildings in Shenzhen and Beijing， and similarly by the thousands of skyscrapers in Shanghai. Today， any building can only enjoy its fame of being the highest one for about 3-5 years， and then will be replaced by some other higher as the highest ones. Consequently， that fact makes endless the efforts made by the city to reduce its differences with the other cities.
